Where does “bishonen” come from?
bishonen (English) comes from Japanese 美少年, from Middle Chinese 美 — beautiful.
bishonen (English): An Asian aesthetic of young men whose beauty ...
Definitions
- An Asian aesthetic of young men whose beauty ...
Ancestry of “bishonen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 美少年 | pretty young boy, beautiful adolescent boy |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 美 | beautiful |
Words derived from “bishonen”